As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Myanmar, another country in the neighbourhood dealing with rapid change has dismissed talk of India's big brother attitude. The Prime Minister of the world's youngest democracy Bhutan Jigme Thinley, spoke exclusively to CNN-IBN's Amrita Tripathi on elections, India, and more. Here is an excerpt of the interview: Amrita Tripathi: We're very privileged to be speaking to his excellency the Prime Minster in Thimphu, Bhutan....
08:59 AM, May 29, 2012
Bhutan is one of those places that just leaves an imprint - but as I write that, I think of other places visited, people met, ...
06:50 PM, May 28, 2012
The sound of music resonated in the most unlikely fashion - After being treated to a dose of "high culture" music, if you'll allow me ...
10:37 AM, May 23, 2012
Mountain Echoes has kicked off to a promising start here in Thimphu, Bhutan. There's usually only so much you can say about a literary festival, ...
12:07 AM, May 21, 2012
The main title alone should make you reach for this book, though I'm not entirely sure about the cover design. Given how we tend to judge books by their covers, that's a point that can't be ignored, I suppose. But that's pretty much where the criticism ends! Venugopal has a feel for writing, loves reading, books, and writers in general, and I feel like she could have gone on! Maybe...
01:02 PM, May 08, 2012
When JD Salinger passed away in 2010 at the age of 91, it became clear that he hadn't lost his ability to split the world into two. Either you get the Glass family, or you don't. The precocious siblings were refractions of the author's own identity, something that becomes more than evident as you read Kenneth Slawenski's excellent biography. Even though I read 'The Catcher in the Rye' fairly late...
09:50 PM, Mar 29, 2012
There's no doubt about it - Jeffrey Archer's got a gift. At first glance, The 'Sins of the Father' is a heady mix of, well, stuff that Archer's given us before " the prison sentence, the wronged innocent, the devoted partner, who fights against all odds " but he does it so well, and injects more drama than you would think possible! There is also a definite seediness that he...
01:07 AM, Mar 24, 2012
New Delhi: From a politician and a lawyer Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal is also a poet. Sibal's second anthology of poems will be released in Delhi this week. Four years after releasing his first anthology of poems, he's back with his second, 'My World Within', published by Roli Books. "It's what I see in life, in politics, everyday life, misery, God, love. If there's one theme, it would be love,...
09:30 AM, Feb 20, 2012
Actress Konkona Sen said that she was disappointed, but not surprised by the cancellation of Rushdie's video link. ...
05:59 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Festival fatigue has indeed set in, but I must remember not to keep asking people if the massive crowds leave them feeling wiped out! The ...
12:52 PM, Jan 24, 2012
In this special CNN-IBN show, we bring to you the best moments and personalities of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2012. ...
11:16 AM, Jan 24, 2012
New Delhi: Famous writer and one of the organisers of Jaipur Literature Festival, William Dalrymple on Monday said that the four authors who read excerpts from Salman Rushdie's banned 'The Satanic Verses' were asked to leave as there was a threat that they would be arrested. Dalrymple said that the organisers didn't know that reading from the 'The Satanic Verses' is an arrestable offence. "MF Hussain's lawyer advised them to...
11:14 AM, Jan 23, 2012
Jaipur: The Salman Rushdie row refuses to die down as the four authors who read excerpts from Rusdhie's 'The Satanic Verses' have already left the Jaipur Literature Festival amidst speculation that they may be arrested if they had stayed on. Sources say that the festival organisers had unofficially asked the four to leave the venue. The four authors, Hari Kunzru, Amitava Kumar, Jeet Thayil and Ruchir Joshi struck a defiant...
08:50 AM, Jan 23, 2012
Spiritual guru Deepak Chopra says that 'Satanic Verses' doesn't deserve a ban. ...
08:18 AM, Jan 23, 2012
Jaipur: Author Salman Rushdie has accused the Rajasthan government of making up the assassination theory, just so he would stay away from the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival. The state however has hit back saying the decision to not come was taken by Rushdie alone and it was the government's duty to inform him about any possible threat. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has countered Rushdie saying that there was adequate...
09:54 PM, Jan 22, 2012
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